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Jun 15, 2009 | 04:00 PM

bucwheat

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From: 4th on the list of top 100 in USA Ga.

lucky day?

I was cutting some metal rods with a side grinder with a cutoff wheel in the drive way with the garage door open and Buckwheat parked inside,well while cutting, the wheel broke apart hit the driveway between my feet bounced up and hit the garage door frame came down at about 300mph and missed Buckwheat by inches,after changing my pants I inspected the drive way door frame and wall and each had a gash about 1/4 inch deep.That would have been a very bad day if it hit the car at that speed. Should have played the lotto with that luck.

Jun 15, 2009 | 04:19 PM

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Mark this day down as the one day when things went your way!

Jun 15, 2009 | 04:23 PM

bucwheat

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Mark this day down as the one day when things went your way!

Don't think a fish tail in the bumper would look well!At the rate that thing was traveling it would have disappeared into the bumper.

Jun 15, 2009 | 04:57 PM

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Man- that IS lucky - what if that thing had bounced Straight up from between your feet!!

Jun 15, 2009 | 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by redrckt97

Man- that IS lucky - what if that thing had bounced Straight up from between your feet!!

That hurts just thinking about it...

Good thing luck was on your side.

Jun 15, 2009 | 05:18 PM

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Lucky for sure, now go get you a lottery ticket.

Jun 15, 2009 | 05:43 PM

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Sure glad the car escaped damage.

Jun 15, 2009 | 07:24 PM

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happy for your good luck

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Jun 15, 2009 | 07:59 PM

bucwheat

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From: 4th on the list of top 100 in USA Ga.

Yea ,didn't think about that bouncing back up and hitting the twins,awe!

Jun 15, 2009 | 08:12 PM

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Glad no one was hurt or decapitated!!

Jun 15, 2009 | 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Grim Reaper

Lucky for sure, now go get you a lottery ticket.

Hey, when the Grim Reaper tells you that you lucked out - listen closely!

Glad this was a 'nad-safe story.

Jun 15, 2009 | 08:46 PM

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Thats not luck . . .

You are supposed to say . . ." I meant to do that"

Jun 16, 2009 | 12:43 AM

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itzza427

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Wooeee!! Both scenarios kinda make you cringe!!! Might want to add a little THANK YOU to the big guy upstairs too!!

Jun 16, 2009 | 01:05 AM

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Chick's dig scars!!!

Jun 16, 2009 | 01:22 AM

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Lancejoker

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Wow,could've gone much worse.

Jun 16, 2009 | 02:09 AM

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I think it would have been luckier if the wheel wouldn't have broke apart!

I was shooting my bow and for the life of me I don't know how it happened but I glanced off the target and the arrow went into the pine trees and somwhow exited straight up and it landed a foot from my Vette, buried about 2 inches into the driveway!